Could the Anti Smoking Law in Britain Take Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Net?
An abundance has been written in the press recently about the bingo industry being hit as a result of the smoking ban in the UK. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to assist in keeping the industry alive. But will the online variation of this classic game provide a escape, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar relative?
Bingo is an ancient game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had undergone a recent return in appeal with younger members of society opting to hit the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to change with the legislating of the smoking ban around England and Wales.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common areas where players like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Numbers have dropped and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Certainly they haven’t deserted this classic game?
The answer is online. Players realise that they can wager on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and smoke and in the end, enjoy huge prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the net can never replace the communal aspect of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the law has left many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.
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